योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-11, verse-72

अहनिःशेषचक्राणि चिद्ब्रह्माहमलेपकम् ।
सुषुप्तसदृशं शान्तमालोकविमलात्मकम् ॥ ७२ ॥

ahaniḥśeṣacakrāṇi cidbrahmāhamalepakam ,
suṣuptasadṛśaṃ śāntamālokavimalātmakam 72

72. ahaniḥśeṣacakrāṇi cit-brahma aham alepakam
suṣupta-sadṛśam śāntam āloka-vimala-ātmakam

72. aham ahaniḥśeṣacakrāṇi alepakam cit-brahma
suṣupta-sadṛśam śāntam āloka-vimala-ātmakam

72. I am the untainted consciousness (cit) and absolute reality (brahman), which encompasses all cycles (cakra) without remainder. I am like deep sleep, peaceful, and of the nature of pure, spotless light.

72. יום אחר יום, לאורך כל המעגלים, אני בְּרַהְמָן המודע, ללא רבב, שליו כמו שינה עמוקה ובעל טבע של אור טהור.

Words meanings summery:

• अहनिःशेषचक्राणि (ahaniḥśeṣacakrāṇi) - I am that Brahman which is all cycles without any remainder (i.e., all-encompassing, eternal, all-pervading cycles) (encompassing all cycles without remainder, the entirety of cycles)

• चित्-ब्रह्म (cit-brahma) - consciousness-Brahman, the absolute reality as consciousness

• अहम् (aham) - I, I am

• अलेपकम् (alepakam) - untainted, unsmeared, unattached

• सुषुप्त-सदृशम् (suṣupta-sadṛśam) - resembling deep sleep, like deep sleep

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted

• आलोक-विमल-आत्मकम् (āloka-vimala-ātmakam) - having the nature of pure light, composed of spotless light

Words meanings and morphology

अहनिःशेषचक्राणि (ahaniḥśeṣacakrāṇi) - I am that Brahman which is all cycles without any remainder (i.e., all-encompassing, eternal, all-pervading cycles) (encompassing all cycles without remainder, the entirety of cycles)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ahaniḥśeṣacakra

ahaniḥśeṣacakra - that which is all cycles without remainder, all-encompassing cycles

Complex compound. The initial part 'ahana' is obscure in context.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ahan+niḥśeṣa+cakra)

• ahan – day, killing/striking
  noun (neuter)
• niḥśeṣa – without remainder, all, complete, entire
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of niḥ (without) + śeṣa (remainder)
  Prefix: niḥ
• cakra – wheel, discus, cycle, sphere, chakra (energy center)
  noun (neuter)
  From √kram (to go)
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Acts as a predicate nominative for the implied subject 'aham' (I), which is also identified with 'cidbrahma'. Despite the plural form 'cakrāṇi', it's an abstract identification in Advaita philosophy.

चित्-ब्रह्म (cit-brahma) - consciousness-Brahman, the absolute reality as consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-brahman

cit-brahman - consciousness (cit) and the absolute reality (brahman)

Compound of cit and brahman.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+brahman)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From √cit (to perceive, understand)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• brahman – the absolute reality, the ultimate truth, sacred utterance, prayer
  noun (neuter)
  From √bṛh (to grow, expand)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for implied 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I, I am

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

asmad - I, me

Nominative singular of asmad.

Note: Part of the compound 'cidbrahma aham alepakam' (through sandhi 'cidbrahmāhamalepakam'). Here, 'aham' is separated from 'cidbrahma' for clarity of parts in 'roman_words_no_sandhi'.

अलेपकम् (alepakam) - untainted, unsmeared, unattached

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of alepaka

alepaka - untainted, unsmeared, unattached, not soiled

Negative prefix 'a-' + lepaka (smearing, contaminating agent).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+lepaka)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• lepaka – smearing, staining, one who smears, contaminating
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From √lip (to smear, stain) + -aka suffix
  Root: lip (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'cidbrahma'.

सुषुप्त-सदृशम् (suṣupta-sadṛśam) - resembling deep sleep, like deep sleep

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of suṣupta-sadṛśa

suṣupta-sadṛśa - resembling deep sleep, like the state of deep sleep

Compound of suṣupta and sadṛśa.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (suṣupta+sadṛśa)

• suṣupta – deep sleep, fast asleep
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From su-√svap (to sleep well, fall into deep sleep)
  Prefix: su
  Root: svap (class 2)
• sadṛśa – like, similar, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
  From sa (with) + dṛś (sight, appearance), or sa + √dṛś (to see)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cidbrahma'.

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted, ceased, extinguished

Past Passive Participle

From √śam (to be calm, cease) + -ta suffix

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'cidbrahma'.

आलोक-विमल-आत्मकम् (āloka-vimala-ātmakam) - having the nature of pure light, composed of spotless light

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āloka-vimala-ātmaka

āloka-vimala-ātmaka - having the nature of pure light, consisting of spotless light

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (āloka+vimala+ātmaka)

• āloka – light, splendor, sight
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-√lok (to see, shine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 1)
• vimala – spotless, pure, clear, unstained
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of vi (without) + mala (dirt, impurity)
  Prefix: vi
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, characterized by
  adjective (masculine)
  From ātman + -ka suffix

Note: Agrees with 'cidbrahma'.

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